Environmental metabolomics is an emerging field referred to the application of
metabolomics to characterize the interactions of living organisms with their environment. In …

This paper reviews the speciation and determination of mercury by various analytical
techniques such as atomic absorption spectrometry, voltammetry, inductively coupled …

Mercury (Hg) is a globally distributed toxic metal and could pose serious harm to birds,
which may ultimately threaten human health through poultry consumption. However, the …

Environmental contaminants and parasites are ubiquitous stressors that can affect animal
physiology and derive from similar dietary sources (co-exposure). To unravel their …

Elevated concentrations of trace elements represent a major concern to wetland
ecosystems, since river estuaries are geochemical endpoints that accumulate pollution …

Shorebirds and seabirds are abundant predators in coastal habitats worldwide, relying upon
a high diversity of benthic invertebrates and fish, respectively. While occupying different …

Abstract Cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, iron, zinc and arsenic levels were measured in
blood samples from 59 free-ranging white stork nestlings from colonies located in three …

Environmental contaminants are a concern for animal health, but contaminant exposure can
also be used as a tracer of foraging ecology. In particular, mercury (Hg) concentrations are …

Trace element contamination (17 elements; Be, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Cd,
Ba, Hg, Tl, and Pb) of live (feather samples only) and deceased (feather and tissue samples) …

Top-predators serve as sentinels of ecosystem health due to their sensitivity to
environmental contamination. However, our understanding on how contaminants affect …